| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | they [verb] [prep] [art] first | 65 |
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| 2 | they [verb] [prep] the first | 63 |
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| 3 | they [vb past] [prep] [art] first | 47 |
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| 4 | they [verb] for [art] first | 26 |
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| 5 | they [verb] for [art] first | 26 |
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| 6 | they [verb] in [art] first | 13 |
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| 7 | they [verb] in [art] first | 13 |
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| 8 | they [vb base] [prep] [art] first | 12 |
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| 9 | they meet [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 10 | they met [prep] [art] first | 6 |
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| 11 | they did [prep] [art] first | 5 |
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| 12 | they do [prep] [art] first | 5 |
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